N.Z. BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 127, 19 August 1927, Page 10

N.Z. BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

PROGRESS OF TOURNEY ARMISHAW AND HOGG STILL IN Press Association. INVERCARGILL, Thursday. The New Zealand boxing championships were continued this evening, and will conclude to-morow evening. Following are the results: Fly-weights.—S. Purton (Grey mouth), 7st 91b, beat F. Pearcy (Auckland), 7st 41b, in a scientific exhibition of boxing; N. Roebuck (Taranaki), Tst 91b, beat C. Hurne (Wellington), Tst Sib, on points. Feather-weights.—O. Adams (Wellington) defaulted to T. Donovan (Taranaki); W. C«. Leckie (Otago), Sst 121 b, knocked out G. Steele (Southland), 9st, in the third round. Light-weights.—A. Jones (Southland), 9st 81b, gained a technical knock-out over T. Slattery (Auckland), 9st 101 b, in the third round. Welter-weights^—E. Armishaw (Auckland), lOst 71b, beat P. J. Stone (Wellington), lOst 31b, on points; S. Hughes (Otago), lOst 61b, beat D. Richardson (North Otago), lOst 71b, on points; o. .Taggers (Christchurch), lOst lib, beat L. W. Gee (Bay of Plenty), lOst 41b, on points. This was one of the best bouts of the night, Jaggers winning in a masterly fashion. Middle-weights.—C. Pocock (Christchurch), list 21b, beat J. Hepburn (Hawke’s Bay), list 31b; H. Cotter (Greymoutli), lOst 131 b, beat R. Anderson (Otago), list, on points; Pocock (Christchurch), list 21b, beat A. Dickson (Southland), list 31b, on points. Light Heavy-weights.—A. J. Cleverly (Wellington), list 71b, beat F. Shimanski (Christchurch), list 111 b, on points; C. Hogg (Auckland), list 71b, knocked out G. Spencer (Bluff), list 111 b, in the second round; J. Hepburn (Hawke's Bay), defaulted to A. Cleverly (Wellington). Heavy-weights.—J. G. Leckie (Otago), 12st 91b, beat P. -McCarthy (Auckland), 12st Sib. McCarthy was on the verge of a knock-out several times during the bout.